Economic Growth and Alternative Metrics

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 12-15 slides (title and reference slides are not including in this count) discussing Economic Growth and Market Dynamics. Include the following: 1.  Explain what GDP is and how is it measured. 2.  Evaluate the validity of using GDP as a measure of economic output. 3.  Assess the validity of using … Read more

Ted Talk Analysis

Carries 7 points Topic: Political polarization, communication and solution After watching Ted Talk video: How to have better political conversations by Robb Willer Answer following questions: According to the author, what are the main causes of this increasing political polarization in America? Describe and examine the authors solution to this problem of polarization. Would it … Read more

politics question

Write a short essay (100 to 150 words) on the following question (p. 339): Compare and contrast the effects of a single-term for a president (sexenio, p. 316) with two-term (the case of the US) and no term limit (the cases of Russia and China) analyzing which works better and explain why.

Emergency Management

 This week’s readings look at issues related to the US ability to respond to emergencies.   I’ve added the 2020 National Preparedness Report put out by Homeland Security so you have the most recent report.    Note that there is a section on cybersecurity which tracks this threat and how prepared states are to respond to … Read more

crimes of privilege: white collar crime and the 1 percent

   The term paper for this course requires that you identify a topic/issue you are interested in that relates to white-collar crime and research the issue in academic journals, books, and non-scholarly articles. In the paper you will need to: (1) define the issue, (2) review the research on the issue, and (3) describe how … Read more

Responsibility Essay

A Federalist representative democracy requires both personal responsibility and social responsibility of its citizens through personal involvement in the democratic process and the understanding that there are many interests to consider in a democracy. Both personal responsibility and social responsibility may be reflected in the process of voting. Please write a 2-page essay discussing whether … Read more

Limiting Supreme Court Justices Tenure

  Limiting Supreme Court Justices Tenure As you know, Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the President (with the advice and consent of the Senate) for a life term. Recently, the topic of the justices tenure has come up for discussion again, with some arguing that limiting justices to a certain predetermined term would be … Read more

Leadership

  How does leadership influence the ethical behavior of a work group, organization, or society? Cite personal or historical examples. If you were the president of a company, what values would you promote? What values would guide you in dealing with people, products, prices, and profits?  150-200 words.  

Final Paper

  Instructions The final paper must contain an abstract, 10-12 full pages of content, double-spaced, with standard 1-inch margins and 12-point standard font and a bibliography.  You may use APA or Chicago/Turabian style for the citations.  All papers must use a minimum of five primary and five secondary sources. You may use the sources assigned … Read more